The harm done by chronic opiate use and misuse is a topical issue. This podcast is the highlights from the webinar where we examined the non-pharmacological strategies available to patients with chronic pain and introduce participants to some useful online programs for chronic pain management.
Prescription of analgesics and other medications in chronic pain is not the only management option available. In
Download this document for a summary of the podcast.
Watch a recording of the live webinar Non-Pharmacological Management of Chronic Pain here.
Jan is Sydney GP, private psychological medicine practitioner in Sydney’s inner west and a GP educator for Black Dog Institute.
Have you ever been on your way to work and asked yourself “I don’t really feel well . . . should I really be working clinically today” – and yet still turned up and completed a full day’s work?
*In April 2021, approximately 619,000 older Australians (aged 65 and over) were employed in the labour force", and at 66 years, I’m proud to be included in this statistic. By Tessa Moriarty
For as long as I have been in practice (and that’s a long time!) I have done my best to avoid looking after old people.